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(9/4/2008) 08-26-08 Bill Press with Mark Walsh
Bill Press host of nationally syndicated radio program The Bill Press Show joins Mark Walsh on radio row at the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
(8/30/2008) 08-30-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Bill Press and David Keith join Mark at DNC in Denver
Mark Walsh hosts Left Jab solo from radio row at the Pepsi Center site of the DNC in Denver. Bill Pres host of the nationally syndicated radio program The Bill Press Show joins Mark to discuss Michelle Obama's speech on the first night of the DNC and actor David Keith talks about his cause.
(8/30/2008) 08-30-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: DK Wilson on the month that was
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes Sports On My Mind columnist DK Wilson to discuss the month that was in sports.
(8/30/2008) 08-30-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: DK Wilson - Story, Not a Story
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes Sports On My Mind columnist DK Wilson to discuss the month that was in sports.
(8/30/2008) 08-30-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Dave Meggyesy and Scoop Jackson
Former pro football player Dave Meggyesy remembers his friend and NFL Players Association cohort Gene Upshaw. ESPN.com Columnist Scoop Jackson examines Barack Obama's speech.
(8/30/2008) 08-30-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Jeremiah interviews Dave and Ari B
To open this week's show, Jeremiah Tittle interviews Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin and Ari Bykofsky as we wrap up the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
(8/30/2008) 08-30-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Beer America: Wynkoop Brewery in Denver
On this edition of Beer America with On The Road correspondent Eric Model, we stay in Denver to speak with Ron Robinson from Wynkoop Brewery about Democratic drinking habits.
(8/30/2008) 08-30-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Mark at DNC
Mark Walsh hosts Left Jab solo from radio row at the Pepsi Center, the site of the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
(8/26/2008) 08-26-08 David Keith with Mark Walsh
Film and TV actor David Keith joins Mark Walsh on radio row at the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Find out more about the Protect Our Children act which he champions. Find out more at
(8/23/2008) 08-23-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Olympic dreams
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin is joined by Damian Smith and Jeremiah Tittle in a discussion of Olympic sports on the spectrum of cool.
(8/23/2008) 08-23-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Stephan Fatsis joins the Broncos
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes immersion journalist Stephan Fatsis in studio to discuss the research he conducted while joining the Denver Broncos kicking team in order to write the book A Few Seconds of Panic.
(8/23/2008) 08-23-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Jennifer Weedekind on the Commercialized Beijing Games
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin talks with Jennifer Wedekind of the Multinational Monitor about the corporate sponsors which control the presentation of the Beijing Games around the world.
(8/16/2008) 08-16-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Ron Davis
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes Ron Davis to the program. Davis' resume is exhaustive. He was a Champion cross country runner, the 1968 college track coach at San Jose State, the Nigeria National Track Coach coaching in Africa for 17 years including his role as the Attache for South Africa in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
(8/16/2008) 08-16-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Beijing Protestor
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes Cesar Maxit into the studio to discuss his detainment in Beijing for protesting the Chinese goverment for their human rights violations against Tibet. Learn more about his efforts here.
(8/16/2008) 08-16-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Ask a Sports Sociologist with Mike Messner
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin revives the segment Ask a Sports Sociologist with this week's guest Mike Messner.
(8/9/2008) 08-09-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend discuss the week's news.
(8/9/2008) 08-09-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Ask a Sports Sociologist with Cheryl Cooky, PhD
Edge of Sports Radio Host Dave Zirin revives the segment Ask a Sports Sociologist welcoming Professor Cheryl Cooky, PhD from the University of California at Fullerton to discuss publicly funded sports programs for women.
(8/9/2008) 08-12-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Purvis Short
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes NBA veteran Purvis Short to discuss his work as the Director of the NBA Player's Association's Department of Players Programs.
(8/9/2008) 08-09-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Hall of Famer Jim Brown
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown to discuss his infiltration into gang culture, his work with Amer-I-Can, and his belief in social activism.
(8/9/2008) 08-09-08 Left Jab Segment 3: HA: Mississippi Tugfest
Hidden America correspondent Eric Model takes Left Jab On The Road to the Mississippi Tugfest speaking with members of rival towns competing in the cross-river Tug of War; Angie Mapes from Le Claire, Iowa and Aaron Harlan from Port Byron, Illinois.
(8/9/2008) 08-09-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Glenn Greenwald from Brazil
Constitutional lawyer, blogger, and author of Great American Hypocrites, Glenn Greenwald joins Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend from Brazil to talk about the FBI's handling of the "Anthrax Killer".
(8/8/2008) 08-08-08 HA: Hamm's Beer with Kirk Schnitker
Hidden America correspondent Eric Model takes a Beer America journey into the history of Hamm's Beer with memorabilia collector Kirk Schnitker.
(8/8/2008) 08-08-08 HA: 100th Anniversary of GM and Model T with Gary Familion
Hidden America correspondent Eric Model journeys into Michigan to celebrate the 100th anniversary of General Motors and the Model T with the Managing Director of the Motor City's National Heritage Area, Gary Familion.
(8/2/2008) 08-02-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: DK Wilson and 2 Minute Warning
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin is joined by DK Wilson of SportsOnMyMind.com for his monthly evaluation of sports stories in the news. Also, special to Edge of Sports Radio, Lamont Germany provides his weekly commentary during the "2 Minute Warning".
(8/2/2008) 08-02-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Meet a Braying Ass
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin calls out LA Times columnist Jonah Goldberg in the debut of the segment 'Meet a Braying Ass!'
(8/2/2008) 08-02-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: New York Giants great, George Martin
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes former New York Giants defensive lineman George Martin. He talks about his coast-to-coast walk for 9/11 first responders
(8/2/2008) 08-02-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Naomi Kline shocks us again!
Mark Walsh, David Goodfriend, and David Bender welcome back acclaimed journalist Naomi Kline to discuss off-shore drilling and her bestselling book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Buy it here.
(8/2/2008) 08-02-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Michael Heller
Columbia Law Professor Michael Heller joins Mark Walsh, David Goodfriend, and David Bender to discuss his new book The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives.
(8/2/2008) 08-02-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat with David Bender
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend are joined by Air America host David Bender for this discussion of the week's events in politics.
(8/1/2008) 08-01-08 HA: Pie Day with Valerie Aerosmith
On The Road correspondent Eric Model travels to Braham, Minnesota to celebrate the annual Pie Day Festival with Valerie Aerosmith.
(7/28/2008) 10-28-08 Left Jab Demo
Listen to a medley of Left Jab guests and bits...
(7/28/2008) 07-28-08 HA: Anti-Racist World Cup 2008 with Austin from Austin, TX
On The Road international correspondent Jeremiah Tittle talks to Austin from Austin, TX about his trip to Italy as a participant in the Anti-Racist World Cup 2008. Learn more here. In Austin, Texas, you can join Austin weekly for anarchist soccer Sundays.
(7/26/2008) 07-26-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Oregon Trail Brewery and Dave Zirin
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend welcome On The Road correspondent Eric Model to take the program to Portland, Oregon to talk about the Oregon Brewers Festival. Also, Dave Zirin joins Left Jab for the weekly crossover previewing Edge of Sports Radio.
(7/26/2008) 07-26-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis)
Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis) joins Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend in the Jab Room.
(7/26/2008) 07-26-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend discuss the week's events in politics.
(7/19/2008) 07-19-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Host Chat
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin talks about the end of Yankee Stadium amongst other issues of the week.
(7/19/2008) 07-19-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: David Steele
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes the author of Silent Gesture. Also sports columnist for the Baltimore Sun, David Steele. They discuss the book, Charm City's sports fans, and The Wire.
(7/19/2008) 07-19-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Michael Tillery and WWW
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes Mike 'Mizzo' Tillery of TheStartingFive.net to discuss misundersttod athletes and his counter culture views. Also, another edition of 'What the World is Watching' with Jeremiah Tittle
(7/19/2008) 07-19-08 TWO MIN WARNING - 1st Edition
Lamont Germany special to Edge of Sports Radio provides commentary on athletes as role models in this 1st Edition of the TWO MINUTE WARNING feature.
(7/19/2008) 07-19-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Left Jab hosts Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend duke it out in the Jab Room on the week's events in politics.
(7/19/2008) 07-19-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Laura Flanders
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend welcome Laura Flanders into the Jab Room to talk about the housing crisis and the presidential election.
(7/19/2008) 07-19-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend follow Laura Flanders with a story about Dave's excursion into the belly of the beast of Fox News television and other issues in the world of business and politics.
(7/18/2008) 07-18-08 HA: Rappie pie with Nicole Boudreau
On The Road correspondent Eric Model travels to Nova Scotia to speak with Nicole Boudreau about Rappie pie as window into Acadian culture.
(7/12/2008) 07-12-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend discuss the week's events in politics.
(7/12/2008) 07-12-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Spring Super and 'Jeremiah Interviews Dave'
Hair Stylist to the stars, Spring Super, talks about her behind-the-scenes interactions with Mike Golic, Steve Nash, and NFL Commish Roger Goodell. Also, another edition of 'Jeremiah Interviews Dave' about his conversation with Philadelphia 76ers owner Ed Snyder for Dave's forthcoming book.
(7/12/2008) 07-12-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Marty Appel
Former New York Yankees PR Director Marty Appel joins Dave Zirin to discuss the history of the Yankees. Check out his books here.
(7/12/2008) 07-12-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Host Chat with Lamont Germany
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes the voice of Morgan State, Lamont Germany into the studio to discuss the sports media landscape.
(7/12/2008) 07-12-08 Left Jab Segment 3: HA: Mountain Man and Dave Zirin
Hidden America correspondent Eric Model takes the show On The Road to speak with a real live Mountain Man. David Goodfriend welcomes Dave Zirin to the Left Jab airwaves.
(7/12/2008) 07-12-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Mike Daisey in the Jab Room
Mike Daisey joins Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend in the Jab Room to discuss his play,If you See Something, Say Something. The discussion revolves around the defense and security industry's failed attempt at defending and securing the public.
(7/5/2008) 07-05-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Kermit Washington takes us to Africa
Former NBA All-Star and current difference-maker explains how easy it is to give to those in need. Join Kermit at Project Contact Africa by clicking here.
(7/5/2008) 07-05-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Eric Model and Dave Zirin
Eric Model shares slices of the 4th of July from around Hidden America. Dave Zirin previews his show, Edge of Sports Radio.
(7/5/2008) 07-05-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Host Chat
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin is joined by Damian Smith and Jeremiah Tittle to discuss the week's events in which sports and politics collide.
(7/5/2008) 07-05-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: DK Wilson and WWW
DK Wilson of Sports On My Mind recaps the sports stories of the month of June. Jeremiah Tittle returns with another edition of What the World is Watching!
(7/5/2008) 07-05-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend discuss the week's political events.
(7/5/2008) 07-05-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Matt Rothschild
Editor of the Progressive Magazine, Matt Rothschild talks about patriotism on 4th of July weekend.
(6/28/2008) 06-28-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Jemele Hill
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes ESPN.com Page 2 columnist Jemele Hill to the program to discuss her recent temporary suspension.
(6/28/2008) 06-28-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Beastie Boy Adam Yauch and Jeremiah interviews Dave
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin interviews MCA AKA Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys about his directorial debut of the documentary, Gunnin' for that Number 1 Spot. Also, Jeremiah interviews Dave about his trip to the Bahamas.
(6/28/2008) 06-28-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Host Chat
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin is joined by Ari Bykofsky and Jeremiah Tittle during this conversation about Jemele Hill's temporary suspension from ESPN.
(6/28/2008) 06-28-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
David Goodfriend and guest host David Jones talk about the week's events in politics.
(6/28/2008) 06-28-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Brian Stevenson
One of the best lawyers in America joins David Goodfriend and David Jones in the Jab Room to talk about recent developments in the Supreme Court concerning the Death Penalty.
(6/28/2008) 06-28-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Brian Jones
The author of The Politics of Bad Ideas, Bryan Jones joins David Goodfriend and David Jones to talk taxation.
(6/21/2008) 06-21-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Host Chat
To open this edition of Edge of Sports Radio, Dave Zirin welcomes Jeremiah Tittle and Ari Bykofsky to discuss the featured guest Ralph Nader, the death of Tim Russert, and writer Jimele Hill's indefinite suspension from ESPN.
(6/21/2008) 06-21-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Lang Whitaker of SLAM magazine talks NBA Finals
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin talks about the NBA Finals and Barack Obama with SLAM Magazine writer Lang Whitaker.
(6/21/2008) 06-21-08 Best of Left Jab Segment 3: HA: Frank Mankiewicz
Michael Goodfriend and Mark Walsh welcome Robert F Kennedy's press secretary, Frank Mankiewicz, 40 years after the assassination to discuss the cultural environment of that time comparing it to our present day. Hidden America correspondent Eric Model helped produce this featured interview.
(6/21/2008) 06-21-08 Best of Left Jab Segment 2: John Stauber interview recovered!
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend are joined by John Stauber founder of the Center for Media and Democracy to discuss the Pentagon's propaganda machine leading the country to war in Iraq.
(6/21/2008) 06-21-08 Best of Left Jab Segment 1: Tom McCarthy
Mark Walsh and guest host David Jones welcome Actor/Writer/Director to talk about his most recent movie project, The Visitor.
(6/21/2008) 06-21-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Ralph Nader talks sports!
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader talks about his love of sports as a young man, his belief that teams should be owned by the fans, and his claim in 2001, that the Kings/Lakers playoff series was fixed by the officials. For more information about the consumer advocate's presidential run, visit www.VoteNader.org.
(6/20/2008) 06-20-08 HA: Quebec Celebrates 400 Years
On The Road correspondent Eric Model speaks with Lucy Tremblay about the celebrations surrounding Quebec's 400th Birthday.
(6/16/2008) 06-16-08 HA: Flag Day with Dale Coots
On The Road correspondent Eric Model speaks with flag maker Dale Coots about Flag Day at her factory.
(6/14/2008) 06-14-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Ben Osborne of Slam Magazine!
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes Editor-in-Chief of SLAM Magazine Ben Osborne to deliver his thoughts on the NBA Finals' classic match-up and Donaghy's late breaking wave of doubt crashing down on NBA Commish David Stern's head.
(6/14/2008) 06-14-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Tom Farrey
Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin welcomes Senior writer for ESPN the Magazine and author of Game On: The All American Race to make Champions of our Children
(6/14/2008) 06-14-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Reliving Childhood Memories...Victory and Defeat
Host of Edge of Sports Radio, Dave Zirin invites Jay Rouse, Damian Smith, and Jeremiah Tittle to share the highs and lows of sports experiences from their childhood to prepare for the following segment's guest Tom Farrey.
(6/14/2008) 06-14-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend discuss the week's political events.
(6/14/2008) 06-14-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Jason Riley of WSJ talks immigration
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend welcome Wall Street Journal editorial board member Jason Riley to discuss his book Let Them In: Six Common Arguments Against Immigration and Why They Are Wrong.
(6/14/2008) 06-14-08 Left Jab Segment 3: HA: Combine Demolition Derby!
Hidden America correspondent Eric Model brings the show to Lynn, Washington to speak with Mike Doyle about his participation in the yearly Combine Demolition Derby.
(6/14/2008) 06-13-08 HA Podcast: Don Larson's Perfect Game with Brian Franzen
On The Road correspondent Jeremiah Tittle speaks with Brian Franzen about the video re-broadcast of the original footage of Don Larson's perfect game in Manhattan. Relive an important moment in history of the game of baseball July 10th at BB King's in New York City. Find more details w.ReelSportsFan.com
(6/13/2008) 06-13-08 Beer America: Father's Day with Dave Gausepohl
On The Road correspondent Eric Model talks to beer memorabilia collector Dave Gausepohl about Dad's Beer on the eve of Father's Day weekend.
(6/13/2008) 06-13-08 HA: Don Larsen's Perfect Game with Brian Franzen
Conversations On The Road International correspondent, Jeremiah Tittle steps away from overseas discussion in order to speak with Brian Franzen of ReelSportsFan.com about Don Larson's perfect game fifty years later. Relive an important moment in the history of the game of baseball as the full game will be shown with all the classic commercials and never before seen footage on July 10th at BB King's in New York City. Find more details here.
(6/7/2008) 06-07-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Tom McCarthy is our Visitor
Former drama schoolmate of our executive producer Michael Goodfriend, actor, screenwriter, and director, Tom McCarthy joins Mark Walsh and David Jones in the Jab Room to talk about his new movie, The Visitor.
(6/7/2008) 06-07-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Billy Hunter Part 2
This segment includes the conclusion of this two-part conversation between NBA Union Chief Billy Hunter and Edge of Sports Radio host Dave Zirin.
(6/7/2008) 06-07-08 Left Jab Segment 1: DC Political Insider David Jones joins Mark Walsh for Host Chat
Mark Walsh is joined by fill-in guest host David Jones to talk about the week's political events.
(6/7/2008) 06-07-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Frank Mankiewicz remembers RFK
This segment called 'Remembering RFK' prepared by our Hidden America correspondent Eric Model and executive producer Michael Goodfriend features Robert F Kennedy's former press secretary Frank Mankiewicz. David Jones and Mark Walsh finish the show with more inside Washington politics analysis.
(6/7/2008) 06-07-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Dr. Grant Farred and What the World is Watching!
Cornell University professor and author of Long Distance Love Grant Farred talks of his hatred for the San Antonio Spurs. Jeremiah Tittle provides another installment of the segment 'What the World is Watching!'
(6/7/2008) 06-07-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Host Chat
To open this edition of Edge of Sports Radio, Dave Zirin is joined by Ari Bykofsky and Jeremiah Tittle to discuss the week's events in sports.
(6/2/2008) 06-02-08 HA: 200th Birthday of Jefferson Davis with Dean Knight
Eric Model, our On The Road correspondent talks to the Supervisor of White House operations at the Museum of the Confederacy Dean Knight from Richmond, Virginia about the life of Jefferson Davis 200 years after his birth.
(5/31/2008) 05-31-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Delaney Williams from The Wire on HBO
Dave Zirin welcomes another member of the cast of the HBO series The Wire to Edge of Sports Radio. Accomplished stage and film actor Delaney Williams joins Dave Zirin, Ari Bykofsky, and Jeremiah Tittle in the XM studio in DC.
(5/31/2008) 05-31-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: National Basketball Player's Association executive director Billy Hunter
Dave Zirin welcomes Billy Hunter to Edge of Sports Radio to discuss how he parlayed his professional football career into managing music artists ultimately to become the executive director of the National Basketball Player's Association.
(5/31/2008) 05-31-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Month of May Wrap with DK Wilson
Dave Zirin is joined by counter-counter-culture blogger DK Wilson to discuss how OJ Mayo got in a pickle...or is it just USC who'll face the consequences? Enjoy more of his counter-counter-intuitive writing here.
(5/31/2008) 05-31-08 Best of Left Jab Segment 1: Rep. John Conyers
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend speak with the Chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee about the Bush Administration's improprieties, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s endorsement of him early in his career which happened to be the one and only endorsement Dr. King made during his life.
(5/31/2008) 05-31-08 Best of Left Jab Segment 2: John Stauber indicts the Pentagon for their Propaganda Program
John Stauber from the Center for Media and Democracy talks about the Pentagon's flushing the media with talking heads to promote the War in Iraq prior to the invasion.
(5/31/2008) 05-31-08 Best of Left Jab Segment 3: Paul Waldman
Senior Fellow and Director of Special Projects at Media Matters for America, Paul Waldman discusses his book, Free Ride, which details John McCain's more than fair treatment by the American media.
(5/24/2008) 05-24-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Russ Bradbird and Instant Feedback
Former assistant basketball coach and writer Russ Bradbird discusses his unique 'basketball' camp called Basketball in the Barrio which emphasizes border culture and the duality of identity experienced among youth in the El Paso, TX/Juarez, Mexico area. Jeremiah Tittle tells of his encounters with fame and honor among those wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital in DC. Nancy Rodriguez joins Dave for a new segment on the show called Instant Feedback!
(5/24/2008) 05-24-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Politics and Sports
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend continue their political discourse before bringing in the Left Jab Sports Correspondent and host of Edge of Sports Radio, Dave Zirin, to comment on the latest in Politics and Sports.
(5/24/2008) 05-24-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Politics, Religion, and Sports
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend talk religion and politics. Dave Zirin continues to interject sports into the political discussion prior to staring his own show, Edge of Sports Radio.
(5/24/2008) 05-24-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Drew Westen on the Psychology of Politics
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend take jabs on the week's events in politics. Professor of Psychology at Emory University, Drew Westen discusses his book The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion Deciding the Fate of the Nation as it applies to the current state of the Presidential race. Buy the book here.
(5/24/2008) 05-24-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Introduction to Mary Tillman
Dave Zirin welcomes executive producer and accomplished actor Michael Goodfriend in studio to do a reading of fallen hero Pat Tillman's brother Kevin Tillman's writings to set the stage for mother Mary Tillman's appearance on the show in the following segment.
(5/24/2008) 05-24-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Mary Tillman
Dave Zirin welcomes Mary Tillman to Edge of Sports Radio to discuss the life of her son, Pat Tillman, NFL safety and Army Ranger who fell victim to friendly fire in Afghanistan. Mary Tillman's book 'Boots on the Ground by Dusk' is available now.
(5/24/2008) 05-24-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Politics, Religion, and Sports
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend talk religion and politics. Dave Zirin continues to interject sports into the political discussion prior to staring his own show, Edge of Sports Radio.
(5/23/2008) 05-23-08 Beer America: Ken Wells with Eric Model
On The Road correspondent Eric Model speaks with Pulitzer Prize finalist, Brewer's Association Consumer Print Journalist of the Year awarded for his series for the Wall Street Journal, and Senior Editor at Conde Nast Portfolio, Ken Wells shares stories from his search for the perfect Beer joint documented in his book, Travels with Barley.
(5/23/2008) 05-22-08 OTR International: Transhumance with Jean-Louis Savignol
On this International Conversation On The Road, Jeremiah Tittle speaks with French farmer Jean-Louis Savignol about Transhumance. That's the ritual of shepherding livestock, such as sheep, cows, and horses, up the mountain to higher ground called in the Spring, making the descent in Fall. The value of this age old practice was ignored for decades, but recently, farmers like the Savignols have revived the tradition.
(5/23/2008) 05-23-08 HA: Margaret Tennis with Eric Model
On The Road correspondent Eric Model speaks with Margaret Tennis about her Pennsylvania community's claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day.
(5/19/2008) 05-19-08 HA: Speaking Gullah with Anita Singleton Prather
On The Road correspondent Eric Model travels to South Carolina to learn of the origin, the sounds, and the culture related to the Gullah language which is still alive and spoken by Eric's guest, Anita Singleton Prather. For more details, call the Buford County Black Chamber of Commerce at 843-986-1102.
(5/17/2008) 05-17-08 Left Jab Segment 3: John Stauber helps dig up the Pentagon's lies of the past
Founder for the Center of Media and Democracy, John Stauber, joins Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend in the Jab Room to discuss how the Pentagon deliberatly provided talking heads talking points to lead America into the unjust debaucle we call the Iraq War.
(5/17/2008) 05-17-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Paul Waldman on John McCain's Free Ride
Senior Fellow and Director of Special Projects for Media Matters for America, and columnist for American Prospect, Paul Waldman, talks about his new book, Free Ride: John McCain and the Media, which he co-authored with David Brock to detail how the media gives John McCain a pass on his weaknesses.
(5/17/2008) 05-17-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and Davis Goodfriend spar in the Jab Room on the week's political events.
(5/17/2008) 05-17-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Andrea Lewis and Larry Solomon defend Bonds. Plus, the debut of WWW!
Dave Zirin invites a fresh viewpoint on Barry Bonds' case against the MLB owners from San Francisco-based writer and co-host of "The Morning Show" on KPFA/Pacifica Radio, Andrea Lewis, and San Francisco State University professor of Ethnic Studies, Larry Solomon. Dave Zirin also welcomes a new segment on the show called "What the World is Watching" with Jeremiah Tittle.
(5/17/2008) 05-17-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Jeff Pearlman on Bonds
ESPN.com columnist and author of Love Me, Hate me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Anti-Hero, Jeff Pearlman, joins Dave Zirin to contribute his viewpoint siding against Bonds's case for collusion.
(5/17/2008) 05-17-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Zirin on Bonds!
Dave Zirin opens up the discussion on Barry Bonds as he makes headlines for being indicted and accusing Baseball ownership of collusion. Ari Bykofsky and Jeremiah Tittle assist with the discussion.
(5/10/2008) 05-10-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and fill-in guest host Sam Seder (of Air America Radio fame) duke it out in the Jab Room with discussion of the week's political events.
(5/10/2008) 05-10-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Into the Lion's Den with Ari B
Dave Zirin is joined in studio by Ari Bykofsky for another edition of Into the Lion's Den.
(5/10/2008) 05-10-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: D.K. Wilson and Omar Hanif
Dave Zirin welcomes the most controversial blogger out there, D.K. Wilson, to the show. Read his work at www.SportsOnMyMind.com. Omar Hanif, Raleigh-Durham, NC based radio host talks about Obama's visit to UNC.
(5/10/2008) 05-10-08 Left Jab Segment 2: David Cole
Mark Walsh and Sam Seder welcome Legal Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, David Cole into the Jab Room to talk torture, 'waterboarding', and the Supreme Court's failure to salvage our country's international integrity.
(5/10/2008) 05-10-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Scoop Jackson dissects Chi-town
ESPN.com Hoops Analyst Scoop Jackson talks hip-hop, Chicago, and the politics of sports with Dave Zirin.
(5/10/2008) 05-10-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Politics and Beer with David Jones and Brown's Brewing Co.
Mark and Sam are joined by inside the beltway political guru David Jones who defends Hillary Clinton's 'no quit' attitude heading down the strech. Also, Mark and Sam talk beer with an upstate New York Brew Rep. from Brown's Brewing Company.
(5/9/2008) 05-02-08 HA: Tane Danger with Eric Model
On The Road correspondent Eric Model takes us to St. Paul to speak with Tane Danger of the Minnesota SesquiCentennial Commission in anticipation of the 150th anniversary of the State
(5/3/2008) 05-03-08 Left Jab Segment 2: John Stauber on the Pentagon's propaganda program that led us to war in Iraq
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend welcome the founder of the Center for Media and Democracy, John Stauber, into the Jab Room to discuss the illegal pentagon propaganda program exposed by the NY Times.
(5/3/2008) 05-03-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Dr. Walter Beach Part 2
Dave Zirin continues his interview with Dr. Walter Beach discussing his work with Amer-I-Can, the civil rights movement, Barack Obama, and the black church.
(5/3/2008) 05-03-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Dave Zirin with Jay Rouse and Ari Bykofsky
Dave Zirin welcomes Jay Rouse, Ari Bykofsky, and Jeremiah Tittle into the XM Radio studios to discuss the Blogger hate crimes perpetrated by Buzz Bissinger on Will Leitch, author of God Save the Fan and editor of Deadspin.com on Costas Now on HBO.
(5/3/2008) 05-03-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend take jabs at the week's events in politics during this host chat segment in the Jab Room.
(5/3/2008) 05-03-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Tech Talk with N'Gai Croal
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend welcome Newsweek Technology Editor N'Gai Croal to discuss Grand Theft Auto 4 and the latest in tech news.
(5/3/2008) 05-03-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Will Leitch, Defender of the Blogosphere?!?!
Dave Zirin speaks with Will Leitch, author of God Save the Fan and editor of Deadspin.com, about his controversial appearance on HBO with Bob Costas and Buzz Bissinger.
(4/28/2008) 04-28-08 HA: Celebrating the life of Edward R Murrow with Rick Bosl
April 25th marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Edward R. Murrow. On The Road correspondent Eric Model talks with Rick Bosl of the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University about Murrow's life and legacy.
(4/26/2008) 04-26-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend duke it out in the Jab Room on the week's political events. Listen to Rupert Murdoch make a cameo on the show.
(4/26/2008) 04-26-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Host Chat with Damian Smith and Ari B
During the opening segment of this week's installment of Edge of Sports Radio, Dave Zirin announces the birth of his newborn son! Dave is joined by Damian Smith and Ari Bykofsky in studio to open the show.
(4/26/2008) 04-26-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Money vs. Happiness and the Future of the Economy
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend wax poetic on the financial times.
(4/26/2008) 04-26-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Dr. Walter Beach, III: Athlete and Activist
Dave Zirin is joined by former Cleveland Brown, Dr. Walter Beach, III. Beach is the CEO of Amer-I-Can of New York, Inc, a life skills management program founded by his friend and teammate, Jim Brown.
(4/26/2008) 04-26-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Selena Roberts
Sports Illustrated columnist Selena Roberts talks about her recent move from a long and tenured career writing for the NY Times.
(4/26/2008) 04-26-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend duke it out in the Jab Room on the week's political events.
(4/26/2008) 04-26-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Kevin Phillips explains how Wall Street went Vegas, baby!
Former Republican Strategist Kevin Phillips joins Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend to discuss his new book Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism.
(4/26/2008) 04-26-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Kevin Phillips talks Bad Money
Former Republican Strategist Kevin Phillips joins Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend to discuss his new book Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism.
(4/19/2008) 04-19-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Kevin Blackistone in studio with Dave Zirin and Ari B
AOL Sports columnist, frequent contributor to Around the Horn on ESPN, and XM Sports Nation analyst, Kevin Blackistone examines how society celebrates the life of Jackie Robinson.
(4/19/2008) 04-19-08 Edge of Sports Segment 1: Head-Roc in studio with Dave Zirin and Ari B
DC based Hip Hop Artist Head-Roc joins Dave Zirin and Ari Bykofsky in studio. He performs 2 songs LIVE for the Edge of Sports Nation. Hear more at www.Head-Roc.com
(4/19/2008) 04-19-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Adrian Burgos, Jr. talks about integration in baseball
University of Illinois Professor Adrian Burgos, Jr., talks about his historical advisory role in the production of a PBS documentary on Roberto Clemente. Bergos authored Playing America's Game: Baseball, Latinos and the Color Line.
(4/19/2008) 04-19-08 Left Jab Segment 2: Glen Hurowitz find Courage in the Democratic Party!
Glen Hurowitz, President of Democratic Courage PAC and author of Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party joins Mark and David in the Jab Room.
(4/19/2008) 04-19-08 Left Jab Segment 3: Dave Zirin drops in to talk Sports!
Dave Zirin, host of Edge of Sports Radio, joins Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend for the weekly handoff!
(4/19/2008) 04-19-08 Left Jab Segment 1: Host Chat
This week's edition of Host Chat featuring Mark Walsh and David Goodfriend in the Jab Room.
(4/15/2008) 04-15-08 HA: The Abandoned PA Turnpike with Brian Troutman
On The Road correspondent, Eric Model, is joined by Brian Troutman to discuss a cheaper destination for this summer's family vacation delving into the history of the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike.
(4/12/2008) 04-12-08 Edge of Sports Segment 3: Ask a Sports Sociologist and Wrap
Dave Zirin continues his discussion with Dr. Mary Jo Kane in Part 2 of Ask a Sports Sociologist! Zirin wraps up the show with discussion on the Olympic torch protests in San Francisco.
(4/12/2008) 04-12-08 Edge of Sports Segment 2: Dave Meggyesy
Former NFL star, former Western Regional Director of the NFL Players Association, and author of Out of Their League, Dave Meggyesy joins Dave Zirin for a discussion of the politics in sports.
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